Nika would never understand why you abruptly distanced yourself from her, especially given her naturally affectionate nature. She would never understand why you ceased spending time together, why you began taking different routes just to avoid her, or why you stopped responding to her messages across every social media platform.

She would never understand the pain of being in love with her straight best friend.

Nika is straight. She’s made it very clear through the years of being friends that she is. Especially when she got a boyfriend.

As selfish as it is, you wished that once she dated a guy, she’d have some sort of sexual awakening and come running to you. But that never happened. She’s perfectly happy with her man.

That’s when you started avoiding her.

It’s been hell for you, but it’s what’s best for you. You need a way to stop your non-platonic feelings for Nika.

But you just can’t stop thinking about her. No matter what you’re doing, everything reminds you of her.

Serving coffee to a brunette guy with a silly little accent? It just screams Nika Mühl.

As least you’ve been able to avoid her.

Ding.

As you’re wiping down one of the tables of the café, someone comes in. You look up just to see her—the exact person you’ve been trying to avoid.

“We need to talk.” Is the first thing that comes out of her mouth when you meet her gaze.

Uh oh. She seems a wee bit upset.